Resolving Environmental Disputes : From Conflict to Consensus

✍ Scribed by Sidaway, Roger

• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 319
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Resolving Environmental Disputes presents detailed case studies from the key contemporary themes in resource management and environmental protection, such as: access to the countryside for recreation, sustainable forestry, pollution and risks to health, and coastal zone management. The book spans both theory and practice in assessing the relationship between public participation and mediation. It is structured around detailed case studies from Britain, the USA and the Netherlands, which are interspersed with chapters providing explanation and interpretation of the theoretical and practical issu.  Read more...

Abstract: Resolving Environmental Disputes presents detailed case studies from the key contemporary themes in resource management and environmental protection, such as: access to the countryside for recreation, sustainable forestry, pollution and risks to health, and coastal zone management. The book spans both theory and practice in assessing the relationship between public participation and mediation. It is structured around detailed case studies from Britain, the USA and the Netherlands, which are interspersed with chapters providing explanation and interpretation of the theoretical and practical issu

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Resolving Environmental Disputes From Conflict to Consensus
Copyright
Contents
List of Figures and Boxes
Preface
Origins And Evolution Of Ideas
Relevance Of The Case Studies
Concepts And Terminology
The Intended Audience
Acknowledgements
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Glossary
Chapter 1 Introduction
The Drama Of Conflict
Purpose And Rationale Of The Book
Layout Of The Book
PART 1 UNDERSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTES
Chapter 2 Introduction To The Principal Case Studies
Synopsis
Access To The Countryside In England And Wales. The Designation Of The Pentland Hills Regional ParkChapter 3 Using Social Theory to Explain Conflicts
Synopsis
Conflict Analysis
A Dynamic Analysis Of The Designation Of The Pentland Hills Regional Park
A Dynamic Analysis Of Moorland Access In The Peak District National Park
Conclusions
PART 2 STRATEGIES FOR COOPERATION
Chapter 4 Alternative Dispute Resolution --
The Contribution of Negotiation and Consensus Building
Synopsis
Ways Of Resolving Disputes
Consensus Building
Assessing Participation In Decision-Making
Conclusions. Chapter 5 Mediation and Its Contribution to Resolving Environmental DisputesSynopsis
The Process Of Mediation
Pre-Negotiation Discussions --
The Importance Of Thorough Preparation
The Negotiation And Post-Negotiation Stages
Critiques Of Mediation
The Mediators' Response --
Conflict Assessment and Process Design
Applications Of Environmental Mediation
Cultural Variations
Case Study: Access Management By Local Consensus --
Mediated
Conclusions
Chapter 6 'Clearing the Air' --
The North Oxford County Coalition
Synopsis
Context
Initiation
Pre-Negotiation Stage
Negotiation Stage. Strengths And Weaknesses Of The NOCC ProcessTurning Points In The Debate
Achievements And Outcomes Of The NOCC
The Value Of Outside Intervention
Conclusions
Chapter 7 Public Participation in Decision-making and Partnerships
Synopsis
Participation --
Opportunity Or Problem?
The Case For Participation
Definitions Of Participation And The Values They Expose
Tokenism And The Exercise Of Power
The Distinction Between Consultation And Public Involvement
Communities And Partnerships
Process Design
Principles Of Participation
Conclusions. Chapter 8 Building Trust --
Crucial Lessons in Participation and PartnershipSynopsis
Case Study 1: Planning for the Future of Texel
Case Study 2: Preparing an Integrated Management Strategy for the Pentland Hills Regional Park
Case Study 3: The Morecambe Bay Partnership
Case Study 4: The Upper Deeside Access Trust
Conclusions
PART 3 THE REALITIES OF POWER
Chapter 9 Organizations, Power and Conflict
Synopsis
Power And Conflict
Case Study 1: The Designation of the Skomer Marine Nature Reserve
Case Study 2: Planning in the Rhine Delta
Conclusions. Chapter 10 Consensus and the Political Process.

✦ Subjects

Conflict management.;Consensus (Social sciences);Environmental policy.;Environmental protection.;Social conflict.